Isaiah 8:6–14
6 “Inasmuch as these people refused
The waters of eShiloah that flow softly,
And rejoice fin Rezin and in Remaliah’s son;
7 Now therefore, behold, the Lord brings up over them
The waters of 4the River, strong and mighty—
The king of Assyria and all his glory;
He will 5go up over all his channels
And go over all his banks.
He will overflow and pass over,
gHe will reach up to the neck;
And the stretching out of his wings
Will 6fill the breadth of Your land, O hImmanuel. 7
9 “Be ishattered, O you peoples, and be broken in pieces!
Give ear, all you from far countries.
Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces;
Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces.
10 jTake counsel together, but it will come to nothing;
Speak the word, kbut it will not stand,
11 For the Lord spoke thus to me with 9a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying:
12 “Do not say, ‘A conspiracy,’
Concerning all that this people call a conspiracy,
Nor be afraid of their 1threats, nor be 2troubled.
13 The Lord of hosts, Him you shall hallow;
Let Him be your fear,
And let Him be your dread.
14 mHe will be as a 3sanctuary,
But na stone of stumbling and a rock of 4offense
To both the houses of Israel,
As a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.